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"An integrated webOS experience coming to PCs", is not a virtulization

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By Alex I.

Published: Feb 15, 2011, 9:54 AM

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During the "Think Beyond" event, HP made one or two noteworthy announcements, but none caused more confusion (and excitement) than the one HP is to integrate webOS into its computers.

Phil McKinney, CTO of HP's personal systems group, gave an interview for The Seattle Times, and shed some light on this issue.

First of all, this is not a virtualization mode (and HP is not dumping Windows altogether), but rather a webOS integration - one, which will target to bring an ecosystem consisting of phones, slates and PCs - and one that's good for both the business and the casual user. It seems the main word here is differentiation - a way to stand aside from the rest, not unlike Apple did some time ago:

"Q: So HP's taking Apple's approach, with integrated software and hardware development?
A: I think the key is that if you want to differentiate in the marketplace you need to be able to control the key points of the differentiation."

We don't know about you, but we can't wait to taste the webOS integration on our PCs.

source: Seattle Times via PreCentral

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Alex I. is a former technology news writer at PhoneArena. His content contribution took place between 2010-2011, and touched on various devices from the mobile tech industry, such as the iPhone 4s, HTC Sensation and LG Optimus Black.

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